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TIL a portion of earnings from "Family Guy" are donated towards the Rainforest Trust. In 2019, show creator Seth MacFarlane donated $1 million.

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K5P4 TIL The original Bramley apple tree planted in 1809, from which ALL Bramley apples trees are cloned, is still alive, but dying from a fungal infection.
QPwp TIL Stanley Kubrick had all sets and models from filming 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
XGLX TIL that in less than 100 days, Queen Elizabeth will officially become the longest reigning British monarch in history, surpassing Queen Victoria who reigned for nearly 64 years.
Wk5m9 TIL of the Casio VL-1, which combines a keyboard, a synthesiser, and a calculator. Despite its cheap and unorthodox construction, it became popular among musicians across many genres, from the German band Trio in their 1982 song "Da da da" to C418 in the Minecraft OST.
XLaX TIL that an asthmatic boy died in a severe asthma attack because the school forbid asthma inhalers; while the boy was dying, the inhalers sat in a safe at the principal’s office.